In May he returned to the race track for a special charity walk . Two months later he returned to the track with the assistance of Team BRIT, a racing team consisting of drivers who are all ex or serving military troops and who have sustained serious injuries and are disabled.

Billy hopes to compete in Le Mans in the future, a dream shared with the team which hopes to be the first ever all-disabled crew to race in the iconic endurance event.

Lewis Hamilton with Billy Monger during second practice of the 2017 British Grand Prix at Silverstone in July (Image: Martin Rickett/PA Wire)

Billy said in July: "It's been really good just to get back behind the wheel. Massive thanks to Team BRIT for sorting out today. I can't wait to be back out there again.

"Team BRIT had two steering wheels for me to try today, I've decided which one I prefer, now it's just about perfecting my technique so that when I come back I'm up the front winning races."

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